Recognised as Colour
#BCBA9E
- #BCBA9E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCBA9E is a yellow with RGB values 188, 186, 158 and HSL 56°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCBA9E#BCBA9E
HEX#BCBA9E
RGBrgb(188, 186, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(56, 18.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 16%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 16%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,542
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBA9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#434561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA0BC
Analogous#BCAB9E, #AFBC9E
Triadic#9EBCBA, #BA9EBC
Split complementary#9EAFBC, #AB9EBC
Tetradic#9EBCAB, #9EA0BC, #BC9EAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G186
B158
Red188 (73.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue56°
Saturation (HSL)18.29%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B 9E
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